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Hindu festival – The Great Night of Shiva

08/03/2024

Maha Shivaratri, or Shiva Night, is a Hindu festival honoring the god Shiva. According to one of the most popular legends, Shivaratri marks the night of Shiva and Parvati’s wedding. There’s a version that suggests on this night, Shiva performed Tandava—the dance of creation, preservation, and destruction. During this day-night observance, Hindu believers make important wishes. In the photo, a girl whispers her wish into the ear of the bull deity Nandi, believed to convey it to Shiva.

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Nasta Yakavitskaya is a researcher working with documentary and art photography, video and archive. Nasta was born in Smarhon in Belarus, currently based in… More »

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